![]() They also contain explosives that will detonate if the wearer tries to remove it or if they are found inside of a forbidden zone. The students are fitted with thin, metal collars that are used as tracking devices. My favorite difference with Battle Royale is the collars. However, it could be anything from a fork to a machine gun. Each bag contains some sort of random weapon. Instead of HG free-for-all weapons and food in the cornucopia, BR hands out bags to each student as they leave. HG’s involving mostly strangers.īoth novels also provide weapons to the players, but they are distributed a little differently. I think it’s a little more chilling that ALL of these students actually know each other and grew up together vs. They pretend they’re taking them on a school trip then gas them on the bus. Battle Royale randomly picks a ninth grade class who has no idea they were chosen until they’re already there. However, The Hunger Games picks a boy and a girl from each district. They do share a lot of similarities, but enough differences to make them totally different novels.įor instance, both novels take groups of teens and pit them against each other to the death. I actually first picked up The Hunger Games the week it was released back in 2008 because I read that it was similar to Battle Royale. ![]() ![]() ![]() I know now it’s getting a little more press due to the The Hunger Games comparisons. ![]()
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